The birthplace of the bicycle, steam engine and jet engine, the UK has a long history of innovation. Here’s how key ...

When you think of blood, the first colour that probably comes to mind is red. That’s true for most animals, including humans.

Fewer people have been to the deepest parts of the ocean than have walked on the surface of the moon. Researchers at Carnegie ...

Nearly three-fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But Japanese ...

The Great Kanto Earthquake that struck Japan in 1923 laid bare the need for a nationwide information system to keep citizens safe. Two years later, stations in three cities—Tokyo, Osaka and ...